RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Adrian IV

1100 - 1159

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Pope Adrian IV (Latin: Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); c. 1100 – 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159. He is the only Englishman to have been pope. Adrian was born in Hertfordshire, England, but little is known of his early life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Adrian IV has received more than 949,289 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Adrian IV is the 726th most popular religious figure (down from 703rd in 2019), the 597th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 12th most popular British Religious Figure.

Pope Adrian IV is most famous for being the first pope to grant England its independence from the Catholic Church.

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  • 950k

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  • 63.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Adrian IV ranks 726 out of 3,187. Before him are Euphemia, Eli, Philemon, Ivo of Kermartin, Nathan Söderblom, and Melania the Younger. After him are Pope Leo VIII, Saint Eligius, Maron, Antipope Anacletus II, Mahavatar Babaji, and Patriarch Nikon of Moscow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Pope Adrian IV ranks 14. Before him are Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Albert the Bear, and Shirkuh. After him are Emperor Qinzong, Eric III of Denmark, Sverker I of Sweden, Inge the Elder, Antipope Gregory VIII, and Kerbogha. Among people deceased in 1159, Pope Adrian IV ranks 2. Before him is Joscelin II, Count of Edessa. After him are Władysław II the Exile, Bertha of Sulzbach, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon, and William I, Count of Boulogne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 597 out of 8,785. Before him are David Attenborough (1926), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), Eleanor Marx (1855), and Richard Francis Burton (1821). After him are Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Robert Carlyle (1961), Nigel Farage (1964), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), Annie Besant (1847), and Amélie of Orléans (1865).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 12. Before him are Edward the Confessor (1003), John Wesley (1703), John Knox (1514), Saint Walpurga (710), Saint Boniface (680), and Thomas Wolsey (1473). After him are Willibrord (658), John Henry Newman (1801), William Tyndale (1494), Charles Spurgeon (1834), John Harvard (1607), and Frederick Fleet (1887).

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